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Khan Academy: Why Doesn't the Heart Rip?

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This video will help you understand LaPlace's law to see the effect that pressure, radius, and wall thickness each have on the 'wall stress' in the left ventricle. Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy. [10:25]

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional